detotalize

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verb

To cause (something) no longer to be the total state of things, by means of adding something further that is not a part of it; to make incomplete by addition.

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Meanings

verbdetotalize (third-person singular simple present detotalizes, present participle detotalizing, simple past and past participle detotalized)

present singular third person detotalizes · participle present detotalizing · participle past detotalized · past detotalized

  1. transitivehuman sciencesTo cause (something) no longer to be the total state of things, by means of adding something further that is not a part of it; to make incomplete by addition.

Origin

From de- + totalize.

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APA

detotalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detotalize

MLA

“detotalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detotalize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detotalize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detotalize.

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